Effect of Succinylcholine on Patients Using Statins

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

The Cleveland Clinic

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00986583

First Posted: September 30, 2009

Last Update Posted: October 3, 2016

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Key information relevant to the recruitment process for the
overall study, such as dates of the recruitment period and locations

Patients taking simvastatin, lovastatin, atorvastatin, or pravastatin for at least 3 months and those who had never used statins were considered to be eligible for participation. We included patients scheduled for elective surgery (October 2009 between June 2010) in this comparative, prospective, nonrandomized study.

Pre-Assignment Details

Significant events and approaches for the overall study
following participant enrollment, but prior to group assignment

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Reporting Groups

Description

Statin Use Group

Patients taking simvastatin, lovastatin, atorvastatin, or pravastatin for at least three months.

Succinylcholine: Succinylcholine will be administered pre-induction over a period of 5 seconds

Non Statin Use

Patients not taking simvastatin, lovastatin, atorvastatin, or pravastatin for at least three months.

Succinylcholine: Succinylcholine will be administered pre-induction over a period of 5 seconds

Explanation of how the number of participants for analysis was determined.
Includes whether analysis was per protocol, intention to treat, or another method.
Also provides relevant details such as imputation technique, as appropriate.

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Reporting Groups

Description

Statin Use Group

Patients taking simvastatin, lovastatin, atorvastatin, or pravastatin for at least three months.

Succinylcholine: Succinylcholine will be administered pre-induction over a period of 5 seconds.

Non Statin Use

Patients not taking simvastatin, lovastatin, atorvastatin, or pravastatin for at least three months.

Succinylcholine: Succinylcholine will be administered pre-induction over a period of 5 seconds